Benjamin Franklin Hill Papers

Zone d'identification

Cote

US NjMdUMCG 3891

Nom et localisation du dépôt

Niveau de description

Collection

Titre

Benjamin Franklin Hill Papers

Date(s)

  • 1939-1946 (Création/Production)

Importance matérielle

0.90 cubic feet

Nom du producteur

(1872-1959)

Notice biographique

Benjamin Franklin Hill (1872-1959), American Minister, was an ordained clergy member of both the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Church, who served in a number of churches in the Southern United States, Canada, and California. Hill was born in West Virginia, possibly in Nicholas County, which was where he met his future wife, Georgia Moffeit Summers. He taught for ten years before becoming an ordained minister in the West Virginia Conference. Hill also authored various newspaper articles and a book entitled, "Morning Star" which was a paraphrase of the Bible.  Part of his ministry was to the Pottowattomi Tribe in Kansas and the Osage and Cherokee Tribes in Oklahoma where he built schools and churches. Hill homesteaded in Canada and struck oil in Texas.  He finally retired to California after thirty-three years of service to the church.

Zone du contenu et de la structure

Portée et contenu

The collection contains sixteen volumes of Hill's philosophy of government during the mid-twentieth century.  The manuscripts reflect a populous view of government in light of the Bible and Christian theology. Also included are photocopies of his credentials and newspaper clippings celebrating his sixty-fifth and seventy-first wedding anniversaries.

Mode de classement

The records are arranged by original order.

Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

Conditions d'accès

There are no restrictions on this collection.

Accès physique

Accès technique

Conditions de reproduction

Detailed use restrictions relating to our collections can be requested from the office of the archivist at the General Commission on Archives and History. Photocopying is handled by the staff and may be limited in certain instances. Before using any material for publication from this collection a formal request for permission to publish is expected and required.

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

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    Instruments de recherche

    Éléments d'acquisition et d'évaluation

    Historique de la conservation

    Source immédiate d'acquisition

    2002-003 Sheryl Hill

    Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation

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    Sources complémentaires

    Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux

    Existence et lieu de conservation des copies

    Sources complémentaires

    Descriptions associées

    Élément de notes

    Note générale

    The purpose of this finding aid is to help you understand the nature of this collection and to assist you in the retrieval of material from this collection. The following pages contain a brief biographical history of the person, or persons, who created or collected these papers, followed by a general description of the collection in the scope and content note. If more detailed information is warranted then series descriptions also appear. The container listing appears last and is the listing of material in each box, or container, of this collection. To request material you need to turn to the container listing section. It is essentially a listing of file folders, or artifact items, in the collection. Each folder, or item, has a call number associated with it. Each folder also lists the inclusive dates of the material in the folder. On the material request form list both the call number and the folder, or item, title. Use a different line for each folder, or item, requested. When your request sheet is complete, or full, bring it to the archivist and the material will be retrieved.

    Note générale

    Preferred citation: When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Benjamin Franklin Hill Papers, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the item's call number as that is not a stable descriptor.

    Notes spécialisées

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    Zone du contrôle de la description

    Règles ou conventions

    Sources utilisées

    Note de l'archiviste

    Prepared by Jhess DePasquale, Student Assistant

    Mots-clés

    Mots-clés - Sujets

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